Synonyms for firing
ˈfaɪər ɪŋfir·ing

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1. fire, firingnoun

   the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy

   "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"

   Synonyms:
   dismissal, fervor, ignition, fervency, lighting, fire, firing off, dismission, inflammation, sack, attack, discharge, release, ardour, sacking, liberation, fervour, flame, fervidness, ardor, kindling, flaming, flak, flack, blast

2. discharge, firing, firing offnoun

   the act of discharging a gun

   Synonyms:
   dismissal, arc, lighting, waiver, firing off, dismission, sack, ignition, discharge, venting, liberation, release, sacking, spark, run, emission, electric arc, expelling, kindling, inflammation, outpouring, fire, electric discharge

3. ignition, firing, lighting, kindling, inflammationnoun

   the act of setting something on fire

   Synonyms:
   dismissal, fervor, light, liberation, tinder, redness, firing off, dismission, touchwood, sack, ignition, discharge, release, excitement, spunk, sacking, excitation, ignition system, lighting, kindling, inflammation, rubor, punk, inflaming, fervour, fire

4. dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sackingnoun

   the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

   Synonyms:
   lighting, paper bag, electric discharge, outpouring, pink slip, liberation, sack, spark, judgement of dismissal, spillage, release, run, freeing, carrier bag, spill, kindling, sacking, electric arc, chemise, fire, emission, sacque, tone ending, poke, hammock, firing off, departure, arc, dismissal, press release, expelling, outlet, expiration, waiver, button, exit, judgment of dismissal, sac, pocket, shift, bagging, loss, inflammation, going, discharge, venting, pouch, handout, vent, dismission, acquittance, ignition, passing, sackful

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1. • Attack
   • Burning

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1. firingnoun

   Synonyms:
   kindling, setting on fire

2. firingnoun

   Synonyms:
   discharge (of guns), firing off

3. firingnoun

   Synonyms:
   fuel, something to burn

4. firingnoun

   Synonyms:
   cautery

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1. List of paraphrases for "firing":

   shooting, fire, gunfire, tir, launch, launching, dismissal, ceasefire, cease-fire, shot, cooking, shootings, detonation

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1. Smiley Martin:

   That firearm was modified from its original condition with a component that made it capable of firing automatic gunfire and would classify it as a machine gun by California law.

2. Peter Dixon:

   That's going to make life very much more difficult for Swiss companies. The export-oriented manufacturers are going to take the biggest hit and cyclical stocks like ABB will be in the firing line.

3. Patrick Reed:

   Instead of attacking flags like I did the first three days, I started to play to the middle of greens, you need to stick to your game plan and keep firing hard.

4. Mark Milley:

   We have pretty good confidence who did this. We were able to capture the truck, it was a modified truck with tubes, rocket tubes on the back, Iraqi Security Forces did a good job in helping secure that truck. We have good indications based on forensics where it was fired from, who did the firing and so on and so forth.

5. Brett Ward:

   The new attendance policy is even more strict than the one that most people think is too harsh already, the steps toward discipline are fewer and it’s easy for people to get into trouble, and could lead to firing.